The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-13
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.


v. T. Malott, general MANAGER of the Union
Railway Company. has gone East to be absent
until Sunday next
On Feb the Office Of the Southwestern d.
vision Of the American Express Company will be
removed from Cleveland to Cincinnati
Hon. William L. Scott has been elected presi-
dent of the Erie & Pittsbure road This line is
operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
The l., D. & s. enters the new year in good
shape shape earning the first week in January SILL
AUG IL an increase over the corresponding week
in 1856 of 81, 95092
The Chicago Inter OCEAN, It is probable that
the meeting of the executive committee OF the
Chicago and Ohio River pool, set for Jan. q, will
be deferred until the 10Th.
f. j. McDale has been appointed travelling
passenger agent for the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad, with headquarters at St Louis
The appointment takes effect JAM 10.
Commissioner Blanchard has issued q call for
meeting of the managers of the Central Traffic
Association, to be held at the committee-rooms
Jan. H. The meeting will hold two days.
The c., l.. St. L. & c. begins the new year
January SAG, 942. 81, an increase over the earn
ings corresponding week, 1886, of Sc, 542. 81.
Hon. James f. Joy, member of the Wabash
purchasing committee, is quoted as expressing
the opinion that ali the plans of the committee
have failed. and that the Wabash system, as a
result. will be broken up.
It is stated that with George L. Bradbury TAX
ng the general managership of the Lake Erie %
Western road he will appoint 81. @. Parker gen.
erai freight and passenger agent of the road,
consolidating the two positions
In the year 1886 there were received at the
livestock yards, Chicago, 208, 461 carloads of
live stock, and shipped therefrom GA, 212. In
both receipts and shipments there is a slight de-
crease shown compared with those of 1885.
George H. Daniels assistant commissioner Of
the Central Traffic Association, by circular has
again referred to the rule of the association by
which reduced rates declared not allowable
to meetings or conventions OF other character
| than religious, benevolent, educational or med
Pical
| After reading the interstate commerce bill
pending bill will accomplish would be achieved
| by simple measure establishing 3 railway COM
mission and compelling an absolute publicity of
| freight rates.
The management of the Globe line announce
| that after JAN 81 all through billing of that
| parties holding claims against the line are asked
to present them at once to the general manager
| for settlement
Stock of the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville road
is booming, the results of the business since
| the present m anagement took hold, and friends
l
| Mackey's management will add greatly to the
value of the property.
| The Cleveland, Akron & Columbus road have
| been using the American electric headlight on
| four of their locomotives for one year, and in
| not one case has the light failed to perform sat
| isfactorily, and the company have ordered both
| their passenger and freight engines equipped at
| once with this light.
Owen Ball, who was buried on Tuesday at La
yette, was one of the first directors of the La
| yette e. Indianapolis road. and remained mem
Der of the board until its sale to the Cincinnati
| indianapolis Railroad Company. He was a,sc
one of the contractors in the construction of the
Wabash & Erie canal
It is understood that George L. Bradbury has
been offered and has accepted the position Of
| general manager of the Lake Erie q Western
road. This is certainly excellent appoint
| ment Mr. Bradbury is receiver of the
| Ohio & Michigan road, and was formerly traffic
manager of the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville
| road
c. W Fairbanks general solicitor Of the I.
| B. & W. Railroad Company, has been calico
| East TO aid the attorneys in agreeing a form
of decree to enter calling for the sale of the l.
B. & W. road. 1t is expected that within TIT
next ten DAYS the decree of foreclosure sale will
be entered, in which case the sale will come of
within ninety days
1t is stated that on the 18th of this month E
W. Sloane, superintendent of the Indiana divis
ion of the American Express Company, will re
general agent of Indiana, and that he will b,
succeeded by F. c. Fargo, now assistant super
intendent of the Isdiana division; with the title
of acting superintendent
| In consequence of the change OF management
in the Wabash east of the Mississippi, Genera
Manager Talmage in charge of the Wabash ives
of the river, will make sweeping reduction o
the clerical force of the general Offices at ST
Louis. Having only half as much road t.
operate formerly, he can dispense with tn
4 80, 1,-~ 49, f
A society of railroad conductors. to be know,
as the Lincoln Division, No. 206 was Organizer
in Springfield, ILL.,. on Sunday last by Gran,
Chief Conductor Calvin S. Wheaton, of Elmira
N. Y, assisted by Chief Conductors William
| Kirkpatrick, of Chicago Division, No l; William
Sheehan, of Fort Wayne Division, No. 119. an
E. II. Belknap, of Galesburg Division, No. SO
and number of visiting conductors.
In a recent conference between Judge Cooley
receiver of the Wabash, and George Blanchard
commissioner of the Central Traffic Association
Judge Cooley agreed to lend hearty co-operatio
in furthering the pooling interests of the severa
lines and the Central Traffic Association Shout
the present programme be carried out, the DE
troit & Logansport division of the old Wabas
system will be put under the control of Judg
Cooley as its receiver, and then short work Wi
be made with the rate-cutting methods the Wa
bash has been INDUCING in on business out Q
Indianapolis.
, The L.. N. A. & G. and the c.. r. & I. hav
introduced the lunch basket system on thei
through trains between Chicago and Cincinnati
} and glance at the bill of fare shows that 70
30 to IS cents person of these trains ca
get frstclass meal The bill Of fare include
} the most palatable articles Of food such q
broiled chicken, fried oysters, roast beef wit
, the appropriate Accomplishments, fruits of th
season. and the most popular drinks are all I
be had with these basket lunches which are
} the same character as the lunches which hav
made the Boston & Albany road so popular wit
the travelling public.
, The local rate -maintaining association has a
ready struck a snag The local ticket agent
| the c., H. q l. declines to put up any forte
money or to sign the agreement. The l.. D.
D S. agent, AS well, refuses, and the Wabash ager
: will not go into the arrangement unless the tw
D roads which decline to sign the agreeme,
change their minds. This virtually kills tt
whole scheme. One of the agents was honorab